J M Soper & Son J.M. Soper/Berthon 61 ft Gaff Schooner 1932/2024 1932 VERA MARY

J.M. Soper/Berthon 61 ft Gaff Schooner 1932/2024

VERA MARY is a special one for many reasons, not least because we dare anyone not to take a second look at this gorgeous classic yacht that has recently emerged from deep refit looking like new without loss of authenticity. Few schooners of this handy size were built in Britain during the 20th Century, and her design provenance and second ownership by King George V’s Sailing Master on BRITANNIA, Sir Philip Hunloke, ensures that no yacht has stronger connections with sailing royalty and the era of “The Big Class”. Decades of Mediterranean voyaging and chartering from the 1940s through 1980s are surely proof of concept in her design, because she was never radically altered during a period when authenticity wasn’t always a watchword in vintage yacht ownership. VERA MARY is ready to enchant well into her second century.